When you install Windows server 2008 and attempt to connect to it via Remote Desktop from a Windows XP machine the connection may fail yet you can successfully connect to it from a Windows Vista machine.
This is because the configured option is set to use “Network Level Authentication” and since it is more secure you will not be able to connect to the server from a Windows XP machine.
Follow the steps below to initially set up your servers Remote Desktop to allow Windows XP machines to connect and manage it.
1. Open the Server Manager.
2. At the Server Summary task pane select “Configure Remote Desktop”.
3. From the Systems Properties dialog box in the “Remote Desktop” leaf select “Allow connections from computers running any version of one of Remote Desktop (Less secure)”
4. Select “OK” to set the changes and close the Server Manager.
Note: Windows XP uses Remote Desktop Connection 5.x and Vista uses 6.x with Network Level Authentication (NLA).
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